Moorhouse murders committed at 3 Moorhouse Street, Perth in 1986
David Birnie captured, raped and killed victims that Catherine Birnie had lured
Four murders committed, fifth and final victim, 17 year old Kate Moir, escaped
Listed as a beautiful brick cottage , sold for $425,000 to a young couple
Sale price $80,000 below the median for a similar home in the same suburb
House had many owners, in 1999 it was resold after one year for $18,000 loss
One agent, Tony Papineau, has sold the home three times in eight years
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A series of murders and rapes of young women were committed at the Willagee home, but that didn t deter the new owners.
A renovated Perth home with a grisly past has sold for AU$425,000 (NZ$454,665) to a couple unfazed by its history. In the 1980s a series of murders and rapes of young women were committed at the home. They were known as the Moorhouse murders, after the street where the perpetrators lived.
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The selling agent declared the background of the house to every interested party. David and Catherine Birnie committed several of their crimes at their house at 3 Moorhouse Street. David Birnie was found dead in prison in 2005, while Catherine Birnie remains in jail.